Vintage Chic {but brand new}

My friend Laurin showed me this fabulous necklace yesterday and I knew that you would all love it too - the good folks in the BR accessories department have done it again! The brooch cluster necklace is lovely and well-priced, in my opinon, when you factor in all of the pieces...

For you DIY gals out there, you might be able to approximate the vibe with a piece of ribbon and some fabulous brooches...

Fall at Anthro

I really need to take a trip to Toronto to check out the Anthropologie stores they just opened - when the fall catalogue came today I spent about half an hour sitting on the porch forcing my mom to "look at this, isn't it pretty???!!!"

Personal faves include the puckered and pleated cardi, the havana sweatercoat, the revelations skirt, the sideswept sweater dress and the Barbera heels. Swoon. Plus all of the pictures were shot in NYC, London and Paris, making me want to travel so badly...


I have a feeling that this fall will be all about sweatercoats, comfy skirts and walkable shoes for me, since I will be off spending my days with the little man. These bridge that gap very nicely.

Mirror, Mirror

I was at Pier 1 of all places yesterday, and happened to spot this wonderful vanity table - thanks to cousin Tara for the tip about their lovely mirrored pieces!

This vanity would be perfect in any fabulous girl's boudoir...

Milo update

Since our wee Emile is now over three months and is no longer so wee, I've posted some new pics on facebook - I've made them public so that you can access them here...

Trying to get back to posting, and not of bebe, but it's hard not to think of him when he looks like this - that Marc by Marc Jacobs shirt I'm wearing is my favourite of the summer...

Perfect Evening

We just had one of those amazing evenings - we hit our local park for some wonderful acting in Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing performed by local actors A Company of Fools. It was funny and entertaining and well acted, and we just sat on a blanket and played with Milo {who was awesome except for at the very end} and ate some really good chips and drank some nice red wine and enjoyed a rare beautiful summer evening...

Total bliss.

Sunnies For Sale

I'm selling two pairs of sunglasses, in case anyone is interested. Prices in CDN dollars - If you're an American reader it's an even better deal for you! I'm clearing out a few things and I thought that I'd see if anyone was interested. Shipping will be extra if you're not in the Ottawa area, but email me if you're interested.

Turquoise Ray Ban Wayfarers : $100

MARC by Marc Jacobs sunglasses: $60

Life these Days

There are moments of sheer frustration, but on the whole life looks and feels a lot like these two shots. I have to say that the Nikon D40 my dad bought us was one of the best gifts we could have gotten with a new bebe - such great pictures!

I can't believe that he's already 9 weeks old - he's developing a little personality, and he seems to have gotten my red hair. We couldn't imagine life without him.

Happy Canada Day!

Here's to all of my fabulous Canadian readers and this wonderful country we call home. Enjoy the day drinking a Labatt cinquante while wearing your old Beaver Canoe tshirt {it's amazing- there's really no Beaver Canoe web presence, you'd think there would be a cult following but I guess it did go out of business over 20 years ago. Instead, here is a photo of the noble beaver in action.}

We're celebrating with a brunch for some friends at our place and then planning on heading downtown for some of the free festivities, but we don't want to hang out on the hill with the stroller and fight the crowds after the fireworks, so we'll be home nice and early to hang out and teach Milo O Canada in both official languages.

Bonne fete du Canada mes amis!{Image via}

Bike Dreams

I have to walk by this bike several times a week, in all of its beauty, at one of our local bike shops -and it's been going on for two years! Every time they sell it, I think that it will finally end the cycle of temptation {pun intended}, but then another magically appears. sigh... As much as I keep trying to resist it, I wouldn't be surprised at all if I accidentally bought it one day. But I do keep trying...